| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Thymus vulgaris L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 591 (1753) |
| Native Range | sw. Europe, se. Italy |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves 3-8mm, linear to elliptic, revolute, hirsute, grey-green, flowers 4-5mm long |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pale purple, whitish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Origanum webbianum (Rouy) Kuntze Thymus baeticus var. prostratus Boiss. ex Lacaita Thymus chinensis K.Koch Thymus collinus Salisb. Thymus ilerdensis Gonzáles ex Costa Thymus sublaxus Rouy Thymus vulgaris var. amiclaeus Ten. Thymus vulgaris var. angustior Alef. Thymus vulgaris var. capitatus Willk. Thymus vulgaris var. latifolius Sennen Thymus vulgaris var. latior Alef. Thymus vulgaris ssp. palearensis (O.Bolós & Vigo) O.Bolós & Vigo Thymus vulgaris var. palearensis O.Bólos & Vigo Thymus vulgaris var. varia Alef. Thymus vulgaris var. verticillatus Willk. Thymus webbianuns Rouy Thymus webbianus var. prostratus (Boiss. ex Lacaita) B.Bólos & Vigo Thymus x welwitschii ssp. ilerdensis (González ex Costa) Nyman Thymus zygis ssp. ilerdensis (González ex Costa) Nyman |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |